Szechuan Spicy Eggplant
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Cooking:
25 min.
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Servings per container:
4
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Ingredients for - Szechuan Spicy Eggplant

1. Eggplant - 1 (1 1/2 pound)
2. Soy sauce - ¼ cup
3. Chicken stock - ¼ cup
4. Oyster sauce (Optional) - 2 tablespoons
5. Chili sauce - 1 teaspoon
6. White sugar - 1 teaspoon
7. Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon
8. Water - ¼ cup
9. Cornstarch - 1 tablespoon
10. Cooking spray - 1 tablespoon
11. Green onions, finely chopped - 4 large
12. Chopped fresh ginger root - 1 tablespoon
13. Garlic, minced - 2 cloves
14. Lean ground beef - ⅓ pound
15. Fresh shrimp - peeled, deveined, and diced - ¼ pound
16. Sesame oil - 1 tablespoon
17. Hot cooked rice - 4 cups

How to cook deliciously - Szechuan Spicy Eggplant

1. Stage

Remove eggplant stem and cut flesh into 1-inch cubes. Set aside.

2. Stage

Mix together soy sauce, stock, oyster sauce, chili sauce, sugar, and black pepper in a medium bowl until well combined; set aside. Stir together water and cornstarch in a small bowl until smooth; set aside.

3. Stage

Coat a large, deep pan with cooking spray over high heat and heat until very hot, about 3 minutes. Cook and stir 1/2 of the green onions, ginger, and garlic in the hot pan until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Add beef; cook and stir until lightly browned and crumbly, about 3 minutes.

4. Stage

Stir in eggplant, then pour soy sauce mixture over all. Cover the pan, reduce heat to medium low, and let simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add shrimp during the last few minutes of cooking.

5. Stage

Stir in cornstarch mixture and cook until thickened. Mix in remaining green onions and sesame oil. Serve over hot rice.